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         |       MEDIAMIXER HISTORY (March 2005)       |
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WHAT'S NEW ?

4.00 : february 2005
* Player entirely rewritten (html, javascript, dhtml, xml...)
* Only needs Internet Explorer 5.5 or sup, Firefox or Netscape 7 or sup
* Cd-rom : still no installation required
* Variables - pro version : New line: Interact with your users !
* Variables - pro version : create form, questions with final evaluation, calculate with users infos, ask then display user first name...
* Effects : entirely changed - Using DirectX effects included in Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
* Effect "broken line" : move image, text, video as you want on the screen
* Video : can appear with effects
* Video : new management, rely on your web parameters
* Video : You can add text or image on a video
* Video : You can play various videos simultaneously
* Video : You can insert Flash animation on the video line.
* Video : Action when clicking on video.
* Sound : can play simultaneously various sounds
* Sound : better management (rely on your web parameters)
* Sound : can not be played from one page to another
* Medias loading : entirely changed, done by your web navigator, faster
* Appearance modes : Entirely changed - some new modes availables (mirror, x ray, red frame...), some disappear. Faster.
* Effects : various new effects (fade, circles...), some disappear. Faster
* Effetcs : manage precisely your effects durations (1/100 second)
* Animations : can cross animations now
* Animations : new animations modes (rebound, broken line...)
* Animations : "acceleration", "deceleration" modes.
* Animations : manage precisely your animation durations
* Animations : create little game : "catch character" mode
* Character : line entirely changed
* Character : Move your image "character" : drag and drop or with the keyboard arrows
* Character : create little games : Move your character to an arrival point
* Panorama : change : act like a marquee, various options availables.
* Actions : new actions (send email, previous page, next page...). Some actions disappear.
* Gifs preview when choosing an image
* Corrected bug : save your colors
* cd-rom : exe are smaller.
* cd-rom : external files managament improved
* Text : "underlined" text are possibles
* Text : fonts managment improved
* Motor : Preview effects with the positionning mode : no more possible
* Motor : Preview modes with the positionning mode : no more possible
* Grid : manage precisely (1/100ème second) your appearances and disappearances 
* Grid : No more needs to repeat cells with actions when changing column.
* Grid : No more needs to insert empty column for giving rythm to the presentation
* Grid : 50 columns (before 20)
* cd-rom : can create presentations in 1024 by 768 or sup
* Grid : no more limitations with images or texts with actions
* Page : insert description, keywords, copyright, email on every page
* Background : some changes : only colors or patterns are kept from one page to another.
* Long text : insert external html code to personnalize even more your presentation
* Long text : integrated in your presentation design, arrows to read all the text
* Mmx files format changed
* Player : right clic : can replay, go to the first page, go to the previous page, zoom in, zoom out...)
* Web : "protect" your images with Internet Explorer (right click redirected, save bar hidden).
* Netscape 7 and Firefox compatible : Media appear at the right position, effects, appearance modes, animations are non visibles.
*  cd-rom : automatically change your application name for autorun function works.
* ...

3.02: june 2003
* corrects some bugs

3.00: may 2003
* addition of a slide show assistant for the instantaneous creation of a slide show
* possibility to always play your cd-rom projects "full screen"
* possibility to add a colour cache on your cd-rom projects.
* improved appearance effects : addition of the notion of step
* effect of partial appearance : effect of departure and of finish
* management of movement of the mouse over images (change of image)
* management of movement of the mouse over texts (change of colour)
* management of the exit of the movement of the mouse over images and texts
* New type of action of the passage of the mouse over a text or an image
* complete rewrite of the Help
* FAQ with 200 questions - answers
* New on-line forum with search
* Change of interface


2.60: april 2002
* Correct problems with effects movement, 3d, turn around, loop, parabolic in the player and on the positionning screen
* Correct speed and tempo with effects, animations or characters 
* Correct bugs with preview
* Same speed with effects on the positonning screen and with the player
* Animated gifs: 90% recognised now, change in speed
* Correct some problems appearing when exporting presentation
* Correct keywords problems (pmg empty, read only)
* Video: pause button added when reading
* New action: Print Page and Go to Page
* Help: launched with IE
* Video: enhancements in mov detection (QTWVideo), ATIMPEGVIDEO driver detected


2.50: november 2001
* New example : example02.pmx (christmas ecard) with the new effects.
* Create Image : MediaMixer offers the opportunity to resize images bigger than the project.
* Long text : changes. Html pages are not any more included when creating. 
* New action : Open External File (to open html pages off line).
* Export: can create MMXX (all your project without the player). Your user just need MediaMixer free player to read MMXX files.
* New action : Stop and launch MMXX Files
* Video-sound: accepts now aif, aiff, au, cda and all other mci extensions.
* Video-sound: better detection of video sound drivers
* 21 new apparition effects: turn around, morphing (fade pixel by pixel), draught-board, 3D effects, movements parables or straight...
* Disparitions of the elements : some changes, simplifications.
* Export: ability to compress the media (cab files)
* Action "Launch application and wait": improve.
* Problems in examples installation solved.
* Export presentation : correct some bugs
* Positionning : corects some bugs.
With our softwares, create easily your applications and diffuse them by:
   - cd-rom or email : MediaMixer
   - the web : WebMixer
   - cd-rom, email, the web, video (avi), screensaver: TwinPlayer.
These three sharewares have the same motor. So, you could open with TwinPlayer or WebMixer a project initially created with MediaMixer. 
Versions 2.0+ of MediaMixer are compatibles with WebMixer 1.0+ and TwinPlayer 2.0+.

2.03: july 17 2001
* corrects bugs with long text and online html pages that appeared when creating applications.
* long text: you could now provide a non html internet address.

2.02 : june 11 2001
* export presentation : bug with videos and sounds outiside: corrected (appeared when burned on cd-rom: "can't find...")
* export presentation : bug in autorun.inf (could appear on some computers: add '.\' in front of the presenation name)
* can't open mp3 files on some computers: corrected (same eventually for other kinds of sounds or videos).

2.01: may 9 2001
* correct little mistakes (orthography) in the example

2.0: april 2001
* Softwares are now entirely in english (no more french strings)
* Player has been entirely rewritten.
* Memory capacity increased (by 20).
* Simultaneity of the columns: all elements in the same column are played at the same time.
* Create your application : creation of a single executable with all your media (can be played everywhere)
* Your applications could easily be sent by email (minimum size: 300 ko).
* Autorun.inf can be created by MediaMixer.
* Using now MCI commands to play videos and sounds
* Can play sound with a video without sound
* All elements are now loaded before playing a page (only images in version 1.x).
* Videos and sounds remain loaded as long as you use them (can play video by pieces without reloading: speed)
* Can play animated gifs on images lines
* Images on the same line can have differents positions
* Corrections of bugs with some kinds of animated gifs (white picture at the end).
* Sprite: can create animated gif or jpeg.
* Can create animated gifs in MediaMixer.
* Three new actions: "open file", "launch mediamixer application", "launch application and wait"
* Can open file with param (ex: launching screencams without opening logo)
* Can launch MediaMixer application from an other one.
* Can launch external application and wait for the end.
* Longs texts can receive html pages (on line or off line).
* Can now integrate your web site in a MediaMixer project.
* Project properties: a project can be played "transparently".
* Better apparition and disappearance of video, long text and keywords.
* MediaMixer design changed
* Can use MediaMixer with large font
* Programs sizes (MediaMixer and its player) divided by 3 (speed).
* Direct link to on line FAQ.
* An example is provided with the trial version (examples sub directory).
* Complete version code changed
* If you have tried versions 1.x, you can now test 2.0.
* Trial version is limited to 20 uses.
* No more trial code: you can try MediaMixer without giving a valid email address.
* Texts files added : readme.txt, licence.txt, pad_file.xml, file_id.diz, history.txt, order.txt, vendor.txt, ombudsm.txt, whatis.html.


Versions :

10 janvier 2001 
1.7 correct a bug with autorun.inf

december 2000
1.6 first english version